Tippett case isolated: Crows boss

Adelaide chairman Rob Chapman is adamant no other Crows player will be implicated in the Kurt Tippett scandal. Source: adelaidenow

CHAIRMAN Rob Chapman is adamant no other Adelaide player will be implicated in the AFL's investigation into salary cap cheating and draft tampering.

As the league last night announced its hearing into the Kurt Tippett scandal had been rescheduled for Friday, November 30, Chapman declared the rest of the Crows squad would not be found guilty of any crime.

His call came after reports captain Nathan van Berlo and star midfielder Patrick Dangerfield were being investigated for third-party deals.

Chapman said embattled chief executive Steven Trigg had assured him and the club's board that the "Tippett case was isolated and contained to just one file".

"And we are very hopeful that is the case," Chapman said, adding he didn't expect any more dirt to be dug up on the Crows.

"The first thing a chairman asks management is, 'Is there anything else?' because no chairman would like any surprises whatsoever.

"Steven made that statement to the board and he stands by it, I'll stand by it."

Adelaide last month admitted it had a once-secret deal, outside of the three-year mega-contract Tippett - who walked out on the club at the end of the season - signed with the Crows in 2009.

Tippett, the Crows, Trigg, football operations manager Phil Harper and his predecessor John Reid have all been charged by the AFL for engaging in conduct in breach of the league's total player payments provisions.

All but Harper have also been charged for engaging in conduct prejudicial to the draft. If found guilty, Adelaide could be banned from up to four drafts, as well as heavily fined.

Chapman said if the club had anything to hide apart from the Tippett deal it would not have opened its files for AFL investigators.

"Hopefully that says something about our guilt or otherwise," he said.

Chapman reiterated he is standing by Trigg, who has faced calls to resign should the Crows be found guilty of serious breaches.

"I'm not going to hang a guy out to dry for making one mistake," Chapman said.

"I want to make sure he gets natural justice and that any sanctions brought down on the club are fair. If they are deemed to be fair we'll cop our punishment."
 

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